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romney's team has concluded that debates are about creating moments and has equipped him with a series of zingers that he's memorized and has been practicing on aides since august. the zinger strategy apparently includes luring president obama into appearing smug or evasive in his responses, especially on questions of the economy. this is where jimmy fallon comes in. >> tomorrow is the first of three debates between myself and president obama. i'm looking forward to having a serious conversation with my opponent about the issues. i've always prepared a few zingers for the occasion. for example, when we greet each other on stage before the debate, i'll put my finger on obama's tie and say, there's something on your tie. when he looks down, i'll slide my finger from his sternum to his nostrils and say, boop. for instance, when obama is talking during the debate i'll interrupt him and say that's what she said? ha, ha, ha. gets them every time. last week, my campaign leaked a memo telling everyone to lower expectations for my performance in these debates. as we all know barack obama is an
romney's team has concluded that debates are about creating moments and has equipped him with a series of zingers that he's memorized and has been practicing on aides since august. the zinger strategy apparently includes luring president obama into appearing smug or evasive in his responses, especially on questions of the economy. this is where jimmy fallon comes in. >> tomorrow is the first of three debates between myself and president obama. i'm looking forward to having a serious...
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it is teed up to be a debate about big ideas. is mitt romney going to deliver? >> i am sure that part of the reason this video is out there, just the day before, is to give romney the opportunity to, perhaps, reference it when you talk about the role of government, when you talk about the economy, he's got some phrases he likes to use about more people being on welfare and all of that, so i would imagine we'll hear some of that. i actually disagree with something mark said. i think this was very much a play for the base. even our nbc news poll, 23% of people said, that 47% comment made them like mitt romney better. so there are people out there who agree with those comments. >> aren't they locked up already? that's a question -- >> no. because remember we've also seen reuters has had the polling and a lot of polling that show some low-income southern whites are thinking he's too richy rich. what it shows is he's still in trouble with his own base and now, you know, obviously the way the white house is trying to set this up, the president is going to talk about v
it is teed up to be a debate about big ideas. is mitt romney going to deliver? >> i am sure that part of the reason this video is out there, just the day before, is to give romney the opportunity to, perhaps, reference it when you talk about the role of government, when you talk about the economy, he's got some phrases he likes to use about more people being on welfare and all of that, so i would imagine we'll hear some of that. i actually disagree with something mark said. i think this...
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i also think mitt romney will bring this up in the debate. something that was spoken yesterday in charlotte, north carolina, by our dear friend joe biden. roll it. >> the romney/ryan tax plan will raise taxes on middle-class families with a child, one or more children, by an additional $2,000 a year. how -- all kidding aside, with all the boos, look, guys, this is deadly earnest, man. this is deadly earnest! how they can justify, how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that's been buried the last four years, how in lord's name can they justify? >> god bless him. >> mark mckinnon -- i love him. mike, we love him. we love him! has anybody not told him, they've been in the white house for the past four years? buried? the middle class has been buried over the past four years. >> joe, i am being deadly earnest now, man. deadly earnest. okay? on how anybody -- how anybody can attempt to bury the vice president is beyond me. >> i'm not trying to bury him. i got a good laugh out of it. mark mckinnon, you think we may hear the middle cl
i also think mitt romney will bring this up in the debate. something that was spoken yesterday in charlotte, north carolina, by our dear friend joe biden. roll it. >> the romney/ryan tax plan will raise taxes on middle-class families with a child, one or more children, by an additional $2,000 a year. how -- all kidding aside, with all the boos, look, guys, this is deadly earnest, man. this is deadly earnest! how they can justify, how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class...
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the romney campaign is relying on the fall debates to right this ship. that's coming up, the start october 3rd. senior obama adviser david axelrod was asked about the debates this morning. it's really interesting, the back and forth between the two sides. take a listen to this. >> governor romney's been practicing for months. i think the invasion of normandy took less preparation than he's putting into these debates. so i expect he's going to be prepared and ready and he's going to be strong in these debates and we have to be ready as well. >> meanwhile, from inside the campaign, both sides complementary to the other side saying obama the great or tore, mitt romney is shiny, and poshed, been practicing. we'll see what happens in the debates, but it seems as if they're both trying to lower expectations so that people can be impressed by what they snee that very first one. >> mitt romney is a very good debater. i know people that he's being coached with right now. i think they can expect him -- he knows what's at stake and the last chance to convince the a
the romney campaign is relying on the fall debates to right this ship. that's coming up, the start october 3rd. senior obama adviser david axelrod was asked about the debates this morning. it's really interesting, the back and forth between the two sides. take a listen to this. >> governor romney's been practicing for months. i think the invasion of normandy took less preparation than he's putting into these debates. so i expect he's going to be prepared and ready and he's going to be...
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at least for governor mitt romney, debate and what debate? oh, right. wednesday. the first presidential debate. we got a rigorous macro economic lesson that day. but by the end of the week, the only number that mattered was 7.8. that's because the unemployment rate released yesterday is the lowest since 2009. the bureau of labor statistics announced fresh revisions for the summer jobs numbers. in fact, july and august saw a combined increase of 86,000 more jobs than were originally reported. and the household survey showed is an exceptionally strong month with 873,000 more employed americans last month than in july. president obama was back on the trail yesterday trying to temper his enthusiasm. >> today's news certainly is not an excuse to try to talk down the economy to score a few political points. it's a reminder that this country has come too far to turn back now. >> mr. romney, of course, saw it a little differently. >> the reason it's come down this year is primarily due to the fact that more and more people have just stopped looking for work. >> good try b
at least for governor mitt romney, debate and what debate? oh, right. wednesday. the first presidential debate. we got a rigorous macro economic lesson that day. but by the end of the week, the only number that mattered was 7.8. that's because the unemployment rate released yesterday is the lowest since 2009. the bureau of labor statistics announced fresh revisions for the summer jobs numbers. in fact, july and august saw a combined increase of 86,000 more jobs than were originally reported....
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we will win this debate. [ applause ] >> paul ryan is 23 years younger than his running mate, mitt romney. last night he joked a bit about that generation gap. >> we're a full generation apart, governor romney and i, and in some ways we're different. there are the songs in his ipod, which i've heard on the campaign bus. and i've heard it on many hotel elevators. he actually urged me to play some of these songs at campaign rallies. i said, look, i hope it's not a deal breaker, mitt, but my play list, it starts with acdc and it ends with zeppelin. >>> joining us now on the set here in tampa, politico's executive editor, jim vandehi. he used to be the favorite son. after last night it's paul ryan. we spent a lot of time studying paul ryan. if you're an independent voter watching him, being introduced to him for the first time, put yourself in those shoes. what did you think about what you saw last night? >> it was an amazing achievement of a speech. don't take my word for it. take a look at all the democrats who watched that speech. so much from the democrats. i don't agree with the speech b
we will win this debate. [ applause ] >> paul ryan is 23 years younger than his running mate, mitt romney. last night he joked a bit about that generation gap. >> we're a full generation apart, governor romney and i, and in some ways we're different. there are the songs in his ipod, which i've heard on the campaign bus. and i've heard it on many hotel elevators. he actually urged me to play some of these songs at campaign rallies. i said, look, i hope it's not a deal breaker, mitt,...
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the boston herald endorsed mitt romney that year. the organizations that sponsor debates sometimes also endorse one of the candidates in the debates. it happens all the time. at every level of debating. this year in massachusetts, u.s. senator scott brown is running for re-election against elizabeth warren. before scott brown, the skeet in the senate he currently holds now was held for decades by ted kennedy. asked to participate in a debate sponsored by the edward m. kennedy institute, scott brown decided there's a new rule for debates. he said he would not participate in that kennedy institute debate if anybody associated with the kennedy institute was going to make an endorsement in the race. now, he didn't just mean somebody who was going to be moderating the debate and asking the questions or anything like that. what republican senator scott brown insisted on rather is that the widow of ted kennedy personally be banned from making an endorsement in the senate race because she has an association with her late husband's institute.
the boston herald endorsed mitt romney that year. the organizations that sponsor debates sometimes also endorse one of the candidates in the debates. it happens all the time. at every level of debating. this year in massachusetts, u.s. senator scott brown is running for re-election against elizabeth warren. before scott brown, the skeet in the senate he currently holds now was held for decades by ted kennedy. asked to participate in a debate sponsored by the edward m. kennedy institute, scott...
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romney thought this through? did he mean that debate response? is that what we can expect from him as president? and can we expect an answer before we are expected to vote? so, i'm happy. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups! she can get a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my choice. are you happy? i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. happy. happy. happy. happy. (together) happy. i love logistics. busy in here. yeah. progressive mobile is... [ "everybody have fun tonight" plays ] really catching on! people can do it all! get a quote, buy and manage your policy! -[ music stops ] -it's great! well, what's with the... -[ music resumes ] -music? ♪ have fun tonight dude. getting a car insurance quote. i'll let it go to voicemail. [ clears throat ] ♪ everybody wang chung tonight ♪ putting it on vibrate. [ cell phone vibrates ] -[ loud vibrating ] -it'll pass. [ vibrating continues ] our giant store and your little phone
romney thought this through? did he mean that debate response? is that what we can expect from him as president? and can we expect an answer before we are expected to vote? so, i'm happy. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups! she can get a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my choice. are you happy? i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. happy. happy. happy. happy....
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romney thought this through? did he mean that debate response? is that what we can expect from him as president? and can we expect an answer before we are expected to vote? busy in here. yeah. progressive mobile is... [ "everybody have fun tonight" plays ] really catching on! people can do it all! get a quote, buy and manage your policy! -[ music stops ] -it's great! well, what's with the... -[ music resumes ] -music? ♪ have fun tonight dude. getting a car insurance quote. i'll let it go to voicemail. [ clears throat ] ♪ everybody wang chung tonight ♪ putting it on vibrate. [ cell phone vibrates ] -[ loud vibrating ] -it'll pass. [ vibrating continues ] our giant store and your little phone. that's progressive mobile. >>> hey, everyone out there wanting to help, we have something for you. in this case you includes former massachusetts governor mitt romney. if you think running a restaurant is hard, try running four. fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores.
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we could be hearing a lot more of this debate over the next seven months, and we will. >>> and when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch a woman still under heavy anesthesia on the way home from getting her wisdom teeth pulled. this is a dandy. >> we don't live in america? >> no! >> where do we live? >> i don't remember where we live! we make meeting times, lunch times and conference times. but what we'd rather be making are tee times. tee times are the official start of what we love to do. the time for shots we'd rather forget, and the ones we'll talk about forever. in michigan long days, relaxing weather and more than 800 pristine courses make for the perfect tee time. because being able to play all day is pure michigan. your trip begins at michigan.org. >>> as we talked about earlier in the show, mitt romney has a steep hill to climb when it comes to female voters. latest polling shows him trailing president obama by 18 points among women in swing states. a fact romney attributed to the growing gender gap that has faced the republican party in recent year
we could be hearing a lot more of this debate over the next seven months, and we will. >>> and when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch a woman still under heavy anesthesia on the way home from getting her wisdom teeth pulled. this is a dandy. >> we don't live in america? >> no! >> where do we live? >> i don't remember where we live! we make meeting times, lunch times and conference times. but what we'd rather be making are tee...
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romney is kicking off his six state bus tour today. governor rendell, i keep trying to determine where mitt romney's strongest suit is as a campaigner, and maybe it's the debate stage because every time i see him on the stump, he leaves me feeling a little bit cold. >> there's a danger in this tour. i don't mean to be facetious although it will sound facetious. i would hardly ever be facetious. a guy who can't identify a doughnut for being a doughnut is going to run into trouble mixing with people in small towns. americans eat an awful lot of doughnuts, particularly in small towns. so the gaffe potential on this tour is enormous. >> absolutely. this is very rare for him to be out and about. he does virtually no town halls, as we know, no press conferences, not a lot of availability. so underscore what you're saying. this is a rare ability of people to actually see him in an unscripted environment. >> the buzz feed reporters are going to be there with their microphones and twitter feeds. every time he goes out, romney is released into t
romney is kicking off his six state bus tour today. governor rendell, i keep trying to determine where mitt romney's strongest suit is as a campaigner, and maybe it's the debate stage because every time i see him on the stump, he leaves me feeling a little bit cold. >> there's a danger in this tour. i don't mean to be facetious although it will sound facetious. i would hardly ever be facetious. a guy who can't identify a doughnut for being a doughnut is going to run into trouble mixing...
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there's no debate that mitt romney somehow broke laws with their tax returns but what is legally permissible and what is politically acceptable are two very different constructs. i think by continuing to emphasize that they've done everything legally required of them, it's a tin ear to the politics of this. i continue to believe they are going to have to release more tax returns but i would say there is clearly a stubbornness with the candidate and the candidate's wife about doing so. maybe they won't, even though it is in my mind politically smart for them to do some more release of tax returns. >> chris cillizza, see you later. thank you very much. >>> utah congressman jason chaffetz is a member of the house budget committee chaired by paul ryan and joins me now. good friend of paul ryan's. thanks for being with me, congressman. let's talk about your friend. have you talked to him, how is he reacting to this rollout and the excitement of first of all, the weekend bus tour and now being solo on the campaign? >> well, i traded some text messages the day it was announced and just so thrilled
there's no debate that mitt romney somehow broke laws with their tax returns but what is legally permissible and what is politically acceptable are two very different constructs. i think by continuing to emphasize that they've done everything legally required of them, it's a tin ear to the politics of this. i continue to believe they are going to have to release more tax returns but i would say there is clearly a stubbornness with the candidate and the candidate's wife about doing so. maybe...
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final presidential debate will be held next month. all right. stale head on "way too early," who needs athletes? we now have referees to cheer for. the real refs replace the replacements in thursday night football and an unbelievable hit on the browns josh cribbs you'll not want to miss. and stephen colbert shows us how the romney campaign is reacting to a bad week of poll numbers and, of course, a check on this friday weather all when "way too early" come right back. ally bank. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> lovely shot of the capitol there in washington, d.c. let's get a check on your friday weather now from nbc meteorologist bill karins. good morning. >> let it rain on the friday to clear it out for the weekend. >> sounds good to me.
final presidential debate will be held next month. all right. stale head on "way too early," who needs athletes? we now have referees to cheer for. the real refs replace the replacements in thursday night football and an unbelievable hit on the browns josh cribbs you'll not want to miss. and stephen colbert shows us how the romney campaign is reacting to a bad week of poll numbers and, of course, a check on this friday weather all when "way too early" come right back. ally...
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. >> this is a disaster for romney. he can't get this back. what women are going to remember is that in the debates, in these 25 debates or whatever these guys have is that women were not on the radar screen except to treat them as if they should be back in the kitchen all the time. it's the most ridiculous primary season i've seen on the republican side. usually much more disciplined than we are and it's just shocking. and the numbers among latinos are even worse. explain to me how you can alienate who of the largest groups in the country and expect to win the country. these are deep wounds for women and hispanics. the language used about the dream act, that's something that matters to everybody, whether they are here legally or illegally. and the same thing is with women. i don't see how this goes away. the only way it can go away is if romney stand ups and says, i didn't mean it. then he's a flip-flopper. i think this is a disaster. barring some enormous thing -- of course, which could happen, i think this race is over. >> "lean forward wit
. >> this is a disaster for romney. he can't get this back. what women are going to remember is that in the debates, in these 25 debates or whatever these guys have is that women were not on the radar screen except to treat them as if they should be back in the kitchen all the time. it's the most ridiculous primary season i've seen on the republican side. usually much more disciplined than we are and it's just shocking. and the numbers among latinos are even worse. explain to me how you...
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. >> romney has been more blunt in the past when discussing the relationship. here is what he said at a debate in october. >> people who have looked at this in the past have been played like a fiddle. if you are not willing to stand up by china you will get run over by china. >> that rhetoric spant surprising. beating up on beijing is a tactic employed by both parties particularly in primaries. ads slammed president obama for shifting energy jobs overseas. the president's campaign fired back with this ad. >> president obama's clean energy initiatives have helped create jobs for kaechz across america and not overseas. mitt romney shipped american jobs to places like mexico and china. >> the senate race to replace hutchison has focused on ties to a tire manufacturing. more than 17 ran ads but it is this from a 2011 ad from nevada congressman that may take the cake when it comes to using china as a political weapon. >> once upon a time america became its own worse enemy when their borrowed money ran out they kept spending out of control. their president obama kept
. >> romney has been more blunt in the past when discussing the relationship. here is what he said at a debate in october. >> people who have looked at this in the past have been played like a fiddle. if you are not willing to stand up by china you will get run over by china. >> that rhetoric spant surprising. beating up on beijing is a tactic employed by both parties particularly in primaries. ads slammed president obama for shifting energy jobs overseas. the president's...
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we can debate the paul ryan/mitt romney budget. i hope we do during the next 65 days, because that is is draconian extreme budget, and mitt romney called it a marvelous budget, but a budget that would be devastating to the programs that working middle-class ohioans and americans care about. >> i have no doubt we will do that. john, let me go back to the convention, do you think you're at a disadvantage? do you think there's an advantage in going second, that you can answer the things that were said at the previous convention? >> not this time, because i do think the president will spend the majority of his time trying to explain himself, what happened, why his presidency has been a failure. something quickly about ohio. the reason ohio has had a comeback is because of john kasich. the biggest part of the job growth is the leadership of john kasich, and you should know that, because he beat you in. >> you can personalize this -- >>> this debate will be continued, for sure. trying to steal some of the democrats' thunder by launching
we can debate the paul ryan/mitt romney budget. i hope we do during the next 65 days, because that is is draconian extreme budget, and mitt romney called it a marvelous budget, but a budget that would be devastating to the programs that working middle-class ohioans and americans care about. >> i have no doubt we will do that. john, let me go back to the convention, do you think you're at a disadvantage? do you think there's an advantage in going second, that you can answer the things that...
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three hours of debates, one of the four hours is tonight for mitt romney. no relief from isaac as the storm continues to dump torrential rains on louisiana and mississippi. the president declared federal emergencies in both states and we now have word at least one death in mississippi is being tributed to the storm. mike seidel from the weather channel is live for us in baton rouge, louisiana. it's clean up day today. how bad is it? >> reporter: still looking pretty precarious in parts of louisiana and mississippi. this morning if we can show you the radar we have a lot of heavy rain in jackson. many flash flood warnings. they have extended the tornado watch as far east as montgomery, alabama. we had a tornado touchdown in pascagoula. no reports of damage. still the threat of tornadoes and a lot of rainfall. audubon park in new orleans picked up 19 inches of rain. power outages here in louisiana, about 680,000. we have three-quarters of a million customers without power. some may be without power for five or six days. the winds have died down. getting gusts
three hours of debates, one of the four hours is tonight for mitt romney. no relief from isaac as the storm continues to dump torrential rains on louisiana and mississippi. the president declared federal emergencies in both states and we now have word at least one death in mississippi is being tributed to the storm. mike seidel from the weather channel is live for us in baton rouge, louisiana. it's clean up day today. how bad is it? >> reporter: still looking pretty precarious in parts of...
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mitt romney in a primary debate january 7th of this year. let's take a listen to what he said about planned parenthood and roe v wade. >> in my view it was based upon that same principle and in my view, if we had justices like roberts, alito, thomas and scalia and more justices like that, they might well decide to return this issue to states as opposed to saying it's in the federal constitution. i believe the supreme court -- do i believe supreme court should overturn roe v wade? yes, i do. >> we were listening to that earlier. i don't know if you read it but there was a profile on mitt romney and his mother being a real advocate of women's choice and women's reproductive rights. it's breathtaking, especially given where the governor was as governor of massachusetts on a lot of these issues. the pivot that he has made to the very far right on a lot of these issues. >> it's been a dramatic shift. i think looking at that, it's really stunning because i don't care who you talk to in this country, people in america believe that roe versus wade i
mitt romney in a primary debate january 7th of this year. let's take a listen to what he said about planned parenthood and roe v wade. >> in my view it was based upon that same principle and in my view, if we had justices like roberts, alito, thomas and scalia and more justices like that, they might well decide to return this issue to states as opposed to saying it's in the federal constitution. i believe the supreme court -- do i believe supreme court should overturn roe v wade? yes, i...
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and, obviously, the debates will be somewhat telling. i can't imagine him getting through debates without saying something specific, but lowering taxes and cutting the deficit two contradictory goals are the only general points of policy that i can really pin on mitt romney. you know, i think, you know, i think it was a little bit odd and unfortunate that the president's inside washington remark, but you know -- >> why did you think it was unfortunate? why did you think it was unfortunate? you just think -- tell me. >> for one thing, he is inside washington, as josh has said, what he has accomplished, far less than most of us would like, has been getting down to business inside washington and i just think it's -- it's a peculiar remark, but i think, you know, i don't think that it's very -- you know, i don't think it's going to play beyond today. >> i do think, though, if we're talking about, you know, the universion town hall, the president's admission his wording on immigration reform and saying that was the greatest failure of his fir
and, obviously, the debates will be somewhat telling. i can't imagine him getting through debates without saying something specific, but lowering taxes and cutting the deficit two contradictory goals are the only general points of policy that i can really pin on mitt romney. you know, i think, you know, i think it was a little bit odd and unfortunate that the president's inside washington remark, but you know -- >> why did you think it was unfortunate? why did you think it was...
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but then i do think the debates are obviously very important. historically these last couple of months have been the deciding factors in these campaignes. so the fact that it's been in a dead heat, not just in our polls today but polls back from months if few. i think that sets up on both sides. >> romney sat down with an interview with politico. as ann pointed out, this is a good time for people to get to know who romney is. but he said that american people don't know who he is. however, this isn't romney's first run for the presidency. he has been trying to achieve the role he's been to get for the last five years. how is it possible that people don't know who he is? >> that a great question. can i go back and count to two positive ads i'm aware of that have run about romney on the air in the last few months. one was by him and the other was by the super pac about how he would turn the olympics around. there are $2 million of negative ads run by the obama campaign and priorities group. a lot has to do with factors voters aren't interested in.
but then i do think the debates are obviously very important. historically these last couple of months have been the deciding factors in these campaignes. so the fact that it's been in a dead heat, not just in our polls today but polls back from months if few. i think that sets up on both sides. >> romney sat down with an interview with politico. as ann pointed out, this is a good time for people to get to know who romney is. but he said that american people don't know who he is. however,...
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50%, obama, and 44% mitt romney. when the president addresses this later today we expect them to hit mitt romney hard on the 47% comments calling the folks entitled and calling them victims. he'll make the case that the plan governor mitt romney and paul ryan favor will cost seniors more out of pocket if the plan weren't to go into effect. on the flip side, paul ryan is coming here in person to meet these folks head-on. the biggest threat to medicare is the president's own health care plan, referred to as obama care and the money the president takes away from medicare to pay for other smaects aspects of the health care law. we'll have to see what happens. a big hot issue. back to you. >> thanks very much, ron. >>> the moment has finally arrived, if you can believe it, the apple iphone 5 is on sale. just a couple of hours ago apple store workers greeted hundreds of people who poured in to get their hands on this latest must-have gadget. stephanie gosk is outside the apple store on fifth avenue. stephanie, good morning
50%, obama, and 44% mitt romney. when the president addresses this later today we expect them to hit mitt romney hard on the 47% comments calling the folks entitled and calling them victims. he'll make the case that the plan governor mitt romney and paul ryan favor will cost seniors more out of pocket if the plan weren't to go into effect. on the flip side, paul ryan is coming here in person to meet these folks head-on. the biggest threat to medicare is the president's own health care plan,...
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that road got a little less rocky after last week's debate. the poll shows the president's lead just over. it with us enough to reinvigorate romney's push to win the state and even inspire a rare joint appearance between the governor and paul ryan before a crowd in lancaster, ohio, yesterday. >> in a nutshell, we need leadership. and look at the guy over my shoulder right here. if you look at this man's life story, one word comes to mind. leader. >> now, of course, it's always easier to hold onto a lead than to overcome a deficit. the fact is ohio remain as tough ro row to hoe. according to our recent poll, obama is ahead over romney. as you know, if you've about been paying attention to this week in voter suppression, running a running an effective campaign just plan a. this year state republican law marmers have drafted a blue print for a plan b which goes something like this. if you can't get enough people to vote for you, go out of your way to make sure that enough people don't vote for the other guy. even if that means appealing all the w
that road got a little less rocky after last week's debate. the poll shows the president's lead just over. it with us enough to reinvigorate romney's push to win the state and even inspire a rare joint appearance between the governor and paul ryan before a crowd in lancaster, ohio, yesterday. >> in a nutshell, we need leadership. and look at the guy over my shoulder right here. if you look at this man's life story, one word comes to mind. leader. >> now, of course, it's always...
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whoever wins that debate will be president. >> can you give -- i will gi you bad news right now. jack kennedy got the biggest crowds of the campaign in ohio and lost ohio. could never figure it out. you know the history like i do. >> i know. jack kennedy -- no, no. jack kennedy said he got the loudest cheers in columbus and fewest votes. i understand that. look, hey, chris, ohio has come out of, you know, a real -- almost near death experience. and we are now tarting to get our momentum back because we diversified our economy. biggest growth in the last couple of months has been like health care and business services, interesting. not just manufacturing. now the real key is who can convince people in our great state that they are going to help us to do even better. that's really going to be the question. >> okay. one last quickie. yes or no. was romney right when he said the auto industry should go to the bankruptcy route rather than the way the president went? >> well, my view on that, chris, is i'm glad it survived. auto industry survived and i'm thrilled we have a more solid b
whoever wins that debate will be president. >> can you give -- i will gi you bad news right now. jack kennedy got the biggest crowds of the campaign in ohio and lost ohio. could never figure it out. you know the history like i do. >> i know. jack kennedy -- no, no. jack kennedy said he got the loudest cheers in columbus and fewest votes. i understand that. look, hey, chris, ohio has come out of, you know, a real -- almost near death experience. and we are now tarting to get our...
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. >> how do you get out of those debates? you're there, it's done. >> richard wolffe, thank you very much. we'll take a quick break. when we come back, we're going to talk about what was said last night, what did mitt romney say? we'll fact check it with "the washington post's" glen kessler. >>> entrepreneur of the week. melanie shea founder of asa products led to company to more than $3 million in revenue in three year, but some bad decisions caused sales to plum tote a tenth of that. instead of giving up, melody got her mba and took what he learned to rebuild her company. on imy0. o mancelar aarmeanla u ow obo ou bmel t suinbns up and et. ofme mior. wi up w and [ nnwihe oanu'lesi ofme r . mior. ccpa wi up w us and [ nnwihe oanu'lesi ofme r . llst so w thde ndmd me t l thsomoe. w nc on po nrnlem anrsrp izn eo l thsomoe. w het d sahoa ofqu yodeon . >>> the romneys and the ryans on the first day of the rest of this campaign with their convention over of course the democrats begin theirs on tuesday. in the meandime, the obama c
. >> how do you get out of those debates? you're there, it's done. >> richard wolffe, thank you very much. we'll take a quick break. when we come back, we're going to talk about what was said last night, what did mitt romney say? we'll fact check it with "the washington post's" glen kessler. >>> entrepreneur of the week. melanie shea founder of asa products led to company to more than $3 million in revenue in three year, but some bad decisions caused sales to plum...
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this is what mitt romney said just last january in an nbc debate. >> the answer is self-deportation which is people decide that they could do better by going home because they can't find work here, because they don't have legal documentation to allow them to work here. >> in our latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, 63% of hispanic voters prefer president obama over mitt romney. 63% to 28%. so the party clearly has to do better. >> part of that is an historic thing. hispanics are moving into states and communities that are predominantly democrat so that's how they register. it's curious but cuban americans moved to miami, register republicans. the ones that go to new jersey like bob menendez register democrat. that's real. apart from that, we do need to do a better job. every time we talk about immigration, it can't be in the context of illegal immigration. how about recognizing that immigration is good for america, that a legal immigration system that works is a good thing for our future. here's the other thing to remember and i have consistently been talking to my colleagues about
this is what mitt romney said just last january in an nbc debate. >> the answer is self-deportation which is people decide that they could do better by going home because they can't find work here, because they don't have legal documentation to allow them to work here. >> in our latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, 63% of hispanic voters prefer president obama over mitt romney. 63% to 28%. so the party clearly has to do better. >> part of that is an historic...
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the medicare and tax cuts debates favor obama. we look like we're going into those in september, october, november. romney is a weak candidate with a resume that leaves him open to attack and obama's too likeable to derail. >> to be clear, that's the list i got from talking to senior officials at the white house and in chicago. i think most of it is pretty strong and valid. the electoral college thing is really tough. in talking to republican strategists here both inside and outside the campaign, that is the nut they have to crack. they either have to cherry pick and win just enough states to get to 270, which means winning states like florida and ohio, where right now, they're not in a commanding position, to say the least, or they've got to get a national tie and more republicans i'm talking to, mike murphy, for instance, used to work with governor romney, very smart guy, of course, agreed with me that that seems to be right now the more likely thing. it's an overwhelming national tide where these battleground states go almost a
the medicare and tax cuts debates favor obama. we look like we're going into those in september, october, november. romney is a weak candidate with a resume that leaves him open to attack and obama's too likeable to derail. >> to be clear, that's the list i got from talking to senior officials at the white house and in chicago. i think most of it is pretty strong and valid. the electoral college thing is really tough. in talking to republican strategists here both inside and outside the...
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. >> that self-deportation line got a few chuckles at romney's expense at that primary debate. he was in on the joke when he spoke to an audience of supporters in michigan earlier this week, which is why we also know mitt romney's idea of what is funny. >> i was born at harper hospital. no one has ever asked to see my birth certificate. they know this was the place we were born and raised. >> joining me today. joe watkin, republican strategy, karen finney, buddy romer, chair of the reform project.org, former louisiana governor and 2012 president candidate. and associate professor of law at fordham university. thank you to all of you for being here. joe -- i'm sorry. >> why me first? >> coming to you first and the question is real simple. who is mitt romney? >> i think mitt romney is a family man, somebody who comes from a great family, also raised a great family with his wife, and somebody who has worked hard to build businesses, hire people to create jobs, and to save businesses that were in trouble and somebody as well who deeply cares about america. served as a public servan
. >> that self-deportation line got a few chuckles at romney's expense at that primary debate. he was in on the joke when he spoke to an audience of supporters in michigan earlier this week, which is why we also know mitt romney's idea of what is funny. >> i was born at harper hospital. no one has ever asked to see my birth certificate. they know this was the place we were born and raised. >> joining me today. joe watkin, republican strategy, karen finney, buddy romer, chair...
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this is mitt romney in a senate debate against the late ted kennedy. >> when there's anxiety, there's a willingness to listen to simple, easy answers and that's wrong. the us most importance to working families in massachusetts. >> mr. romney. >> sal, the answer to your question isa -- they appreciate what senator kennedy has done and they realize that the answers of the 1960s are not working anymore. >> it's interesting to look at the man, he was i think strikingly handsome then in a different way from now, he's a very formidable person physically. but the message was just the same as the one he wants to advance against president obama. president obama, they sympathize with them. but he says the real point is we need to do something different about our economy. that showed in our debate in massachusetts. he was able to say, the real point is, the real answer is, the debaters skill on getting back what you're talking got. >> mark halperin is with us with a question. >> both campaigns try to set expectations. forget the campaign spin, are they roughly even? do you think one of them goe
this is mitt romney in a senate debate against the late ted kennedy. >> when there's anxiety, there's a willingness to listen to simple, easy answers and that's wrong. the us most importance to working families in massachusetts. >> mr. romney. >> sal, the answer to your question isa -- they appreciate what senator kennedy has done and they realize that the answers of the 1960s are not working anymore. >> it's interesting to look at the man, he was i think strikingly...
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that will be the vice presidential debate. vice president biden versing a republican to be named soon. if past is prologue, expect the debate to be memorable. remember, you're no jack kennedy? vice presidential debate. remember, who am i and what am i doing here? vice presidential debate. remember, senator biden, the truly unforgettable debates are often vice presidential, but my all-time favorite moment is more of a deep cut, one less celebrated or remembered. it was 2004 when cheney and pre-sleazy john edwards faced off, and glen eiffel was the moderat moderator. he stumped both men with a question that was not meant to be a stumper. >> i want to talk to you about aids, and not about aids in china or africa but aids right here in this country where black women between the age of 25 and 44 are 13 times more likely to die of the disease than their counter parts. what should the government's role be in helping to end the growth of this epidemic? >> here in the united states, we made significant progress. i have not heard those
that will be the vice presidential debate. vice president biden versing a republican to be named soon. if past is prologue, expect the debate to be memorable. remember, you're no jack kennedy? vice presidential debate. remember, who am i and what am i doing here? vice presidential debate. remember, senator biden, the truly unforgettable debates are often vice presidential, but my all-time favorite moment is more of a deep cut, one less celebrated or remembered. it was 2004 when cheney and...
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i think there's a policy debate underneath the bain attack that we may also see in coming weeks. >> one of the things we've seen is that even though the romney camp has really outraised the obama camp, the obama campaign has been spending a whole lot more money right now up front to try to paint mitt romney -- >> i think what's happening is that there's a school of thought in the romney campaign, any day or dollar we're spending that's not on the economy is a day or a dollar lost. the thing is, the daily narrative of economic news is pushing a fire president obama, but the thing is the second half of that is do you want to hire mitt romney, and if -- no matter how smart he is and how successful, and how rich he's become in business, if they don't think -- if they don't trust him, if they don't think he shares -- would share their values in term of making economic decision, they could still want to fire obama but not hire romney and president obama wins. >> let me show you their ad that started on friday and ask both of you how effective you think this one is. this is the mitt romney ad
i think there's a policy debate underneath the bain attack that we may also see in coming weeks. >> one of the things we've seen is that even though the romney camp has really outraised the obama camp, the obama campaign has been spending a whole lot more money right now up front to try to paint mitt romney -- >> i think what's happening is that there's a school of thought in the romney campaign, any day or dollar we're spending that's not on the economy is a day or a dollar lost....
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right now mitt romney is starting his foreign policy tour in london as the debate heats up here at home. did the white house leak classified secrets? we'll hear from both side coming up. >>> plus uplifting visits. >>> and all eyes on london as the city puts its best self on display for the world stage. will the weather cooperate? so far, so good. ahead, mitt romney blasted the white house in a major foreign policy speech in nevada, accu accusing the white house of compromising the men and women in the field by leaking national security secrets for political gain. former pennsylvania governor ed rendell is an nbc political analyst and with me here at the table. thank you, governor. first of all, sean, let's talk about mitt romney's accusation. does he have any proof that the president himself was involved, ta the white house itself was involved? >> i think what you're referring to is the recitation of senator dianne feinstein's comments where she made it clear that she's the head of it. making it clear that some of this activity may have stemmed from the white house. >> what about that,
right now mitt romney is starting his foreign policy tour in london as the debate heats up here at home. did the white house leak classified secrets? we'll hear from both side coming up. >>> plus uplifting visits. >>> and all eyes on london as the city puts its best self on display for the world stage. will the weather cooperate? so far, so good. ahead, mitt romney blasted the white house in a major foreign policy speech in nevada, accu accusing the white house of compromising...
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do you think that's automatically a losing proposition for mitt romney because the debate should be all about the economy right now? >> i don't think so. i mean, medicare's obviously linked to the economy. that's one of the reasons where -- in the trouble we are in to this point. i think mitt romney has done a good job articulating that. and at this point. and heading forward, though, i think this issue is obviously very difficult to understand from a lot of different angles. it has -- nuanced and technical and -- just one of those issues. just big. a lot of people don't grasp everything that goes on in medicare. so i think one of the issues paul ryan has been good at articulating, as has mitt romney, at this point, is keep it simple. say we are not going to touch medicare if you are 55 or older and conversely, barack obama is taking $716 billion out of medicare right now to start obama care. and it is is a simple message and more to it than that. to begin to have this conversation about medicare, draw people in, to get people on the republican side on this issue, making it a simple cas
do you think that's automatically a losing proposition for mitt romney because the debate should be all about the economy right now? >> i don't think so. i mean, medicare's obviously linked to the economy. that's one of the reasons where -- in the trouble we are in to this point. i think mitt romney has done a good job articulating that. and at this point. and heading forward, though, i think this issue is obviously very difficult to understand from a lot of different angles. it has --...
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and while mitt romney is doing debate prep, running mate paul ryan is scheduled to speak in north carolina and in iowa later on in the week. new insight today into both president obama and mitt romney and especially the minds of the voting public. it's all in the essential voters guide. it's just out from "time" magazine. joining me is michael duffy executive editor and washington bureau chief. mike, glad to have you here. it is a great compilation of things. i love it. it's almost like my biblg. the 21 day trek through the swing states, what was the biggest takeaway there? >> both sides, americans from all different walks of life sense, alex, a breakdown in the basic social compact that is america. people on the left think there's a darwinist -- every man for himself attitude that's taken over and people on the right think the sense of entitlement is too high. it mirrors the whole takers conversation that took place last week in tampa and joe, who has done a bunch of these for us and this was by far the most interesting, detected people no matter what their philosophies see a breakdown in
and while mitt romney is doing debate prep, running mate paul ryan is scheduled to speak in north carolina and in iowa later on in the week. new insight today into both president obama and mitt romney and especially the minds of the voting public. it's all in the essential voters guide. it's just out from "time" magazine. joining me is michael duffy executive editor and washington bureau chief. mike, glad to have you here. it is a great compilation of things. i love it. it's almost...
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there's a real record when we come down to a debate. >> romney, however he is raised in the polls, he doesn't come off threatening. he doesn't come off saying, i'm scared of him. just like you say, he might not be the premium but the real issue here is the anti--obama feeling is that going to be overcome by this playing vanilla-type approach. >> i wonder, if he can make an economic case and make the clarity, the scary part. he seems like a really nice person. maybe mad but reasonable. the question is, can he say here you'll get austerity and i'm going to provide you with a stimulus. this actually shows -- >> but what you have done is say exactly the election is going to be about money, the economy, and jobs any president should be at 3.2%. >> that slide, sort of a massive slide that happened around gdp and the other thing is, when you look at that 8.2 unemployment, it's being driven by government, by political -- the public sector shedding jobs. private sectors making them and republican sectors are shedding jobs. >> the case that romney is making feels like, let's go back to things t
there's a real record when we come down to a debate. >> romney, however he is raised in the polls, he doesn't come off threatening. he doesn't come off saying, i'm scared of him. just like you say, he might not be the premium but the real issue here is the anti--obama feeling is that going to be overcome by this playing vanilla-type approach. >> i wonder, if he can make an economic case and make the clarity, the scary part. he seems like a really nice person. maybe mad but...
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or not, the romneys are nice people and so are the obamas. the romneys have five boys, 16 grandchildren, they are wonderful families. this race is going to come down a referendum on whether people are and where the swing voters are we just talked about. 9 million swing voters in 10 states, the base just got moved yesterday. both the liberal and conservative base just got moved. there's a lot of energy in both places right now, and this is going to be an election, it was much about jimmy carter and george bush. i think what the president missed yesterday is george bush 41 got kicked out because he raised taxes, and this became a tax increase yesterday. i know the temperature was raised just then. >> let's talk about george bush 43 because he runs initially as the mom ma. let's listen to him on his compassionate conservativism for a moment. >> government cannot solve every problem. but it can encourage people and communities to help themselves and to help one another. often the truest kind of compassion is to help citizens build lives of their
or not, the romneys are nice people and so are the obamas. the romneys have five boys, 16 grandchildren, they are wonderful families. this race is going to come down a referendum on whether people are and where the swing voters are we just talked about. 9 million swing voters in 10 states, the base just got moved yesterday. both the liberal and conservative base just got moved. there's a lot of energy in both places right now, and this is going to be an election, it was much about jimmy carter...
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he wants to debate the issues. but we are sharply divided from mitt romney. he's the goldman sachs. he won't audit the fed. let's keep it all secret. we have sharp differences with him. and we believe under romney this process of the wealth moving from the poor and the middle class to the rich is going to continue. >> doug, if you don't win maine, then realistically, when is your next opportunity as we look at this primary calendar? my director jason is is putting it up. we look at this calendar, where do you pick up a ron paul win? >> well, let me explain a little bit this delegate thing as we see it. as we see it. our object is to win delegates. we won beauty contests for two years and people kept saying, so what? it means nothing. there's no delegates. we won california straw poll and a week later they were saying herman cain is the front-runner because he won the florida straw poll. so our object is to win delegates. we will win minnesota. we may not win the beauty contest. but whether we come in third or seconds or first, we will have most of the delegates out of minnesota beca
he wants to debate the issues. but we are sharply divided from mitt romney. he's the goldman sachs. he won't audit the fed. let's keep it all secret. we have sharp differences with him. and we believe under romney this process of the wealth moving from the poor and the middle class to the rich is going to continue. >> doug, if you don't win maine, then realistically, when is your next opportunity as we look at this primary calendar? my director jason is is putting it up. we look at this...
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big events this week, the debate tomorrow night in arizona, romney's speech on the economy on friday. wl whether he wins or loses in michigan, he's going forward. he's got the best chance to be the nominee. he's got to start driving an image of himself with a serious focus on policy and ideas. the chance to beat the president, all these things and not create these iconic moments that are just going to live on for a good long while and undermine the image he wants to project. >> julian, yesterday we talked about this for a bit. but the idea that we're talking about theology and i love lakes and trees, when the front pages of all of our papers are, we know, we're reading stories again, a near-collapse in another bailout in greece. when are they going to get their act together? are they ever going to get their act together? >> well rick santorum was trying to shift the debate away from the theology debate on to gas prices and the economy. the economy is still there and it's a real problem. the eurozone, they've had another bailout. but even if they had the bailout, 130 billion euros, $17
big events this week, the debate tomorrow night in arizona, romney's speech on the economy on friday. wl whether he wins or loses in michigan, he's going forward. he's got the best chance to be the nominee. he's got to start driving an image of himself with a serious focus on policy and ideas. the chance to beat the president, all these things and not create these iconic moments that are just going to live on for a good long while and undermine the image he wants to project. >> julian,...
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i think for all of these reasons, mitt romney's going to have a difficult time at these debates. and the question is, will he get testy as he's known to do. >> mark haleprin, in the end, it all comes down to math and these moderates are going to vote for mitt romney. and if you want to get from 8% to 11% or 11% to 15%, you are fighting for the same conservative votes in the same pot. that's -- people haven't been avoiding mitt romney because they're scared of him or because they like him, they've been avoiding him because they know they're not going to get his votes. how is that going to change this weekend? >> sets up very well for mitt romney. as you say they all want in theory, they recognize they must go after mitt romney. now or never. but they're still competing with each other to be the romney alternative. you saw yesterday, newt gingrich was asked by a voter, how do you compare yourself to rick santorum? and he said i love rick, but really he's more of a junior partner. that kind of line -- that kind of line, and then santorum was asked about it at a later event and snipe
i think for all of these reasons, mitt romney's going to have a difficult time at these debates. and the question is, will he get testy as he's known to do. >> mark haleprin, in the end, it all comes down to math and these moderates are going to vote for mitt romney. and if you want to get from 8% to 11% or 11% to 15%, you are fighting for the same conservative votes in the same pot. that's -- people haven't been avoiding mitt romney because they're scared of him or because they like him,...
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. >> you had governor romney saying in wednesday night's debate, look, a nuclear -- i do that all the time. a nuclear ahmadinejad. in iran with the bad bomb. it's clearly a much worse than even $6 gas prices. he's saying, look, let's not worry about the pump. we have to worry first about foreign policy security. that's one thing for voters to make a decision on. but if you have speculators who are in fact driving this, then they hear that and say, okay, wait a minute, this is then going to alter what happens. at my kitchen table, i'm dealing with nearly $4 a gallon gas. how is it -- >> there is in -- honestly, just as an issue, you can't draw a straight line from that price on the sign up there to republican, to democrat, to whatever. so if somebody running against you with that, i think it's fairly easy to push that -- that's easy to push back. once again, it's low-hanging fruit. it's in everybody's face and you might as well glom on to that. whether it's true r not -- >> you feel immediately. >> it's irrelevant. >> speaking of people feeling it, allen west facebooked about how he wa
. >> you had governor romney saying in wednesday night's debate, look, a nuclear -- i do that all the time. a nuclear ahmadinejad. in iran with the bad bomb. it's clearly a much worse than even $6 gas prices. he's saying, look, let's not worry about the pump. we have to worry first about foreign policy security. that's one thing for voters to make a decision on. but if you have speculators who are in fact driving this, then they hear that and say, okay, wait a minute, this is then going...
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on the other hand, i have found with governor romney, when he's at peace with what he needs to do, when he knows what he needs to say, whether it's to destroy someone in a debate or give a major presentation, if he's at peace with himself he can do it. my sense from watching that video, bause i am like dr. phil, joyce brothers and spock, he seems at peace. i just ran into his son tag in the lobby. he said both his parents to him seemed totally at peace. >> we were at a briefing this morning, bloomberg news briefing, john, where ed gillespie said if he were in the white house, looking at that "the washington post" poll, he would be throwing up in his trash can today. they feel pretty confident, although when you look at the battleground states, it's a different story. they've got a very narrow needle to thread. >> i believe what ed gillespie was speaking the truth in what he said, that the status quo is very troubling for people in the white house. what he probably didn't say, and i wasn't at your bloomberg briefing because i was at my own politico briefing, but what he didn't say but it
on the other hand, i have found with governor romney, when he's at peace with what he needs to do, when he knows what he needs to say, whether it's to destroy someone in a debate or give a major presentation, if he's at peace with himself he can do it. my sense from watching that video, bause i am like dr. phil, joyce brothers and spock, he seems at peace. i just ran into his son tag in the lobby. he said both his parents to him seemed totally at peace. >> we were at a briefing this...
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gave talking about fema, the federal emergency management agency, back in june during a republican debate. take a look. >> fema's about to run out of money and there are some people that say do it's a case-by-case basis and some people are saying maybe we are learning a lesson that maybe the states should take on more of a role. what do you say to that? >> absolutely. anytime you have a chance to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. and if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. we should take all of what we're doing on the federal level and saying what are the things we are doing we don't have to do and those things we have to stop doing. we're borrowing $1.6 trillion more than we're taking in. >> the romney campaign in customary fashion walked it backwards and said we're not sending fema to the states. michael, as the libertarian at the table, should he have come back and doubled down on this and said, yeah, fema, should be in the private sector of the states? >> obviously back
gave talking about fema, the federal emergency management agency, back in june during a republican debate. take a look. >> fema's about to run out of money and there are some people that say do it's a case-by-case basis and some people are saying maybe we are learning a lesson that maybe the states should take on more of a role. what do you say to that? >> absolutely. anytime you have a chance to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the...
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i like ann romney. if she were running it might be an entirely different sort of campai campaign. >> isn't that interesting, how they say that about the spouse. they said that about elizabeth edward, a number of debates. >> let's have a spousal debate. ann against michelle. >> michelle -- >> every single political race, willard "mitt" romney has run, lost women by double digits. if won't married. >> do you think women have some sort of sympathy, because people feel sorry because they are with whoever? and they get the sympathy vote. >> i love that. >> we like ann. so sorry you have to be married to mitt. minnesota proposed voter i.d. amendment to the state substitution. >> this is the end runaround a governor who vetoed the voter i.d. law, and now an amendment to the constitution. >> this is a big, big story. i think this governor should be given credit. voter i.d. laws have been proven to be something that is absolutely regressive. and they are trying to do an end run. not gotten the kind of attention
i like ann romney. if she were running it might be an entirely different sort of campai campaign. >> isn't that interesting, how they say that about the spouse. they said that about elizabeth edward, a number of debates. >> let's have a spousal debate. ann against michelle. >> michelle -- >> every single political race, willard "mitt" romney has run, lost women by double digits. if won't married. >> do you think women have some sort of sympathy, because...
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i think this will come back particularly in october you'll have three debates. my thought is romney will be pushed hard on, how is your health care law different than the one that was federally supported and how do you explain your position? and have you flip-flopped? they're going to ask him that question and it seems clear he'll have a hard time answering it based on what we've seen in the last week. >> anne, big voices in the republican camp suggest mr. romney should consider shaking up his staff and add more seasoned operatives. do you hear anything about that happening? >> well, we had a story actually in yesterday's paper by my colleague phil rucker who covers romney very closely who said they are in fact maybe enhancing staff, adding some people or giving people bho are informal advisers more formal enhanced rolls. that doesn't really qualify as a staff shake-up. i think the romney campaign isn't going to do that. it's not in his dna to change wholesale. i think they'll show their detractors they take the criticism seriously, trying to make changes but ar
i think this will come back particularly in october you'll have three debates. my thought is romney will be pushed hard on, how is your health care law different than the one that was federally supported and how do you explain your position? and have you flip-flopped? they're going to ask him that question and it seems clear he'll have a hard time answering it based on what we've seen in the last week. >> anne, big voices in the republican camp suggest mr. romney should consider shaking...
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erin, i start with you, the mommy wars, this debate has been raging all week this is what mitt romney said on friday about it. >> i happen to believe that all moms are working moms. and if you have five sons, why, you your work is never over. >> so the up with chris hayes team here on msnbc they came across some sound from mitt romney in january. take a listen to this. >> i also like the idea that people who are receiving assistance, welfare assistance, have a responsibility of working. in my state, we made good progress in that regard. following the days of the welfare reform act. but then while i was governor, 85% of the people on a form of welfare assistance in my state, had no work requirement. and i wanted to increase the work requirement. i said for instance, that even if you have a child two years of age, you need to go to work. and people said, well that's heartless. and i said no, no, i'm willing to spend more giving day care to allow those parents to go back to work. it will cost the state more providing that day care, but i want the individuals to have the dignity of work.
erin, i start with you, the mommy wars, this debate has been raging all week this is what mitt romney said on friday about it. >> i happen to believe that all moms are working moms. and if you have five sons, why, you your work is never over. >> so the up with chris hayes team here on msnbc they came across some sound from mitt romney in january. take a listen to this. >> i also like the idea that people who are receiving assistance, welfare assistance, have a responsibility...
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who's to say that tomorrow the big debate between santorum and romney, santorum still in it now despite illinois, who's to say the big debate won't be over hotel porn? >> good god, richard. >> barnicle, we know you would not want to debate on hotel porn. >> you know which side i'm coming down on that one. >> mika, let's get mitt romney's response to this etch a sketch gate as they are calling it in some of the more desperate corners of the blogossphere this morning. >> organizationally, a general election campaign takes on a different profile. the issues i'm running on will be exactly the same. i am running as a conservative republican. i was a conservative republican governor. i'll be running as the conservative republican nominee -- hopefully at that point the nominee for president. the policies and the positions are the same. >> richard haas. >> i actually think the larger story is that despite it all, mitt romney is going to be the republican nominee and come this fall he'll be out on a stage debating barack obama. the polls are going to be extraordinarily close. and depending upon
who's to say that tomorrow the big debate between santorum and romney, santorum still in it now despite illinois, who's to say the big debate won't be over hotel porn? >> good god, richard. >> barnicle, we know you would not want to debate on hotel porn. >> you know which side i'm coming down on that one. >> mika, let's get mitt romney's response to this etch a sketch gate as they are calling it in some of the more desperate corners of the blogossphere this morning....
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>> the thing is, when you allow the debate to shift so far to the right, you lose the political space to end up in a safer, more productive middle. you look at that health care debate and that could have and should have been a debate between a single payor system and some market-driven reform things on the right. instead, you got market-driven reforms on the left and death panels on the right so we ended up somewhere in the middle, better than zero but not nearly the positive impact we could have had with a healthier set of boundaries to begin with. >> but this is it not something that's happened just in this election cycle. this is a 40-year effort of the conservative movement to build institutions and organizations that have shifted the country to the right. and it would only take another social movement to move the country back to the left. so here's my shout-out to occupy, right? because in just two months, now four months, just in two or five months, they shifted the conversation like that to income inequality in this country. and that's the only thing that will move the discussi
>> the thing is, when you allow the debate to shift so far to the right, you lose the political space to end up in a safer, more productive middle. you look at that health care debate and that could have and should have been a debate between a single payor system and some market-driven reform things on the right. instead, you got market-driven reforms on the left and death panels on the right so we ended up somewhere in the middle, better than zero but not nearly the positive impact we...
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the debates are the others. romney has to do well. >> i think it's doubling it down. i come back to the mitt mechanic. the hope is, look, these guys can actually get some things done and they've got a very details about the economy, if they can get that messenger across, and that's what people are thinking about during this convention, that's success approximately. >> we have a new poll out this morning, president obama 46%, mitt romney 45% whenasked which candidate better understands their problem? president obama, 54%, 47% mitt romney. when you think about the democratic convention, do you think oh, i wonder who the best people, who the person will be. >> they've taken a bigger risk. that i have bill clinton's openes. don't anybody -- you think about hot speakers are. they have well known people who aren't going to be speaking. they don't have -- >> what about sarah palin? >> they have people cooperating and handing over their text. i think again from a tell call point of view, a lot of what impressed last time voters is barack obama made them think they could manag
the debates are the others. romney has to do well. >> i think it's doubling it down. i come back to the mitt mechanic. the hope is, look, these guys can actually get some things done and they've got a very details about the economy, if they can get that messenger across, and that's what people are thinking about during this convention, that's success approximately. >> we have a new poll out this morning, president obama 46%, mitt romney 45% whenasked which candidate better...